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Saucy Pineapple Pork Sheet Pan Quesadillas
BIG BATCH DINNER
Kid Friendly
Spicy
Saucy Pineapple Pork Sheet Pan Quesadillas

2x the delicious servings!

20 min
Difficulty: 2/3
Mexican

Let’s face it: The much-loved quesadilla isn’t exactly the thing to make for a crowd—you’ll be hovering over pans on the stove all evening! That’s why we came up with this family style version: Line a sheet pan with tortillas, top with juicy fajita-spiced pork, sautéed pineapple, onion, and green pepper, sprinkle on a blend of Mexican cheeses, then top with another layer of tortillas. Now comes the cool part! Top it all with a second sheet pan (to help everything cook evenly) and bake—your giant quesadilla will crisp up to a beautiful golden brown. All that’s left to do is set out the fixins, slice it up, and hang out with your peeps! This recipe is double the typical servings, providing 4 servings and 8 servings for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively.

Allergens

Sesame
Wheat
Milk
Soy

Utensils

Baking Sheet
Paper Towel
Large Pan
Strainer
Slotted Spoon

Tags

Kid Friendly
Spicy
Dinners
Ingredients
Pineapple

Pineapple

8 ounce

Onion

Onion

1 unit

Long Green Pepper

Long Green Pepper

1 unit

Lime

Lime

1 unit

Ground Pork

Ground Pork

20 ounce

Fajita Spice Blend

Fajita Spice Blend

2 tablespoon

Tex-Mex Paste

Tex-Mex Paste

1 unit

Flour Tortillas

Flour Tortillas

12 unit

Mexican Cheese Blend

Mexican Cheese Blend

1.5 cup

Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo

8 ounce

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

6 tablespoon

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

3 ounce

Salt

Salt

Pepper

Pepper

Cooking Oil

Cooking Oil

2 teaspoon

Nonstick Cooking Spray

Nonstick Cooking Spray

Preparation
1
Prep

• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 8 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Drain pineapple; roughly chop. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper. Quarter lime.

2
Start Pork Filling

• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over high heat. Add pineapple, onion, and green pepper. • Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and beginning to soften, 3-4 minutes; season with salt and pepper. (For 8 servings, work in batches, adding another drizzle of oil for each batch.)

3
Finish Pork Filling

• Push veggies to one side of pan; add another drizzle of oil to empty side. Add pork* and Fajita Spice Blend and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. TIP: If there’s excess grease in your pan, carefully pour it out. • Stir pork and veggies to combine. Stir in half the Tex-Mex paste (all for 8 servings) and juice from half the lime; cook until thickened and saucy, 1-2 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.

4
Assemble Quesadillas

• Coat a baking sheet (two sheets for 8 servings) with nonstick cooking spray. Place half the tortillas on prepared sheet. • Evenly sprinkle tortillas with half the Mexican cheese blend; using a slotted spoon, cover with pork filling. Top with remaining Mexican cheese blend and remaining tortillas. • Place a separate baking sheet on top of quesadillas (use two more sheets for 8 or bake in batches). TIP: Don’t skip this step! Adding a little weight is the best way to get evenly golden and crisp tortillas.

5
Bake Quesadillas

• Bake quesadillas on top rack (top and middle racks for 8 servings) until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. • Remove stacked sheets from oven. Carefully remove top sheet and set aside. TIP: If your quesadillas aren’t browned yet, return to top rack for 3-5 minutes without the top sheet. • Transfer quesadillas to a paper-towel-lined plate and let cool.

6
Finish & Serve

• Once cool enough to handle, slice quesadillas into wedges. Transfer to a serving platter. • Serve family style with pico de gallo (draining first), sour cream, tortilla chips, and remaining lime wedges on the side. ***Ground Pork is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.***

Nutrition per serving

1040

kcal

Calories

59

g

Fat

23

g

Saturated Fat

76

g

Carbohydrate

20

g

Sugar

4

g

Dietary Fiber

41

g

Protein

155

mg

Cholesterol

1450

mg

Sodium

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